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Made with mech pencils on A3Feel free to comment/critique or make fun off
The crown/thing on her head is kinda off i think and her left(your right) eye has had 20 facelifts but can't seem to get it like i want to.
Suposed to be Zhang Ziyi
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crown's perfect, don't worry about the eye. and I was actually looking for a drawing of yours to comment on but then I saw this. I have to say, this is a great choice for a drawing since an asian face is so peculiar and almost child like, you can really make a great drawing with less effort. and you've done it, it looks awesome
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Thanks for the Nice comment and encouragement.
Yes im learning a lot from watching but it doesn't tell u all techniques
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I would not worry about the crown, since the eyes are extraordinary and draw the most of attention, then her outfit just nicely melts into the background and the impression of the drawing is simply stunning.
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Thanks for these kind words
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I think you did a great job with this one. Your attention to detail is impeccable, and your shading is awesome. I agree with you on the crown, but it's such a minute thing it doesn't take away from the image at all. You are very talented and I'm quite impressed with your work.
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Thank u for the Very Nice comment
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Im really impressed that you achieved this with only a mechanical pencil. I've always found it extremely hard to get any sort of contrast with them. Great job
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Thank U for the kind Comment
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I think you really have the right idea and concept but i still need more shading to give it that wow factor! your almost magnificent(:
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Thanks for the Tip and comment
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I'm really impressed that you got this out of a mechanical pencil! I'm sure a shading tool goes a long way ;D
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Thank u for the nice comment
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Soulful eyes... They're my favourite part here.
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Thank u for the nice comment
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I can't critique 'officially' since I don't have a paid account, but I can take a stab right here in the comments, if you'd like?
(Also: Did you just add the being-Dutch part to your profile, or have I overlooked it?? Hoi!)
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Stab away
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(Jeeeej! HΓ©lemaal over het hoofd gezien! Nogmaals hoi! Verder toch maar in Engels. 
Without knowing the reference for this, or who the lady is (so I can't comment on likeness), I'll say you've chosen a nice image! Has great details, emotion and you dared to draw teeth, even! I can tell a lot of attention went into the details of her jewelry and clothing.
You drew ALL of this with mechanical pencils??? Wow! You've managed to make the shading very smooth and even with those! I only use my mechanical pencils for details and dark darks, as I've found softer drawing pencils to be much more forgiving when it comes to shading. Less scratchy, easier to soften when an 'oops' occurs. Kudos to you for making a work like this with only mechs!
I think the problem you have with the left part of her face stems from it being still very bright. You know how, when you've only drawn the outlines, and you knΓ³w they are in the correct place, but it doesn't really look right? It starts looking right with shading, because you bring in the 3 dimensional aspect. You did this wonderfully around her neck/collar bones for example. The left part of the face is very bright though, so it is hard to give it more definition that way, which may be why it doesn't sit right with you.
I know some shots are very bright, but usually on the brightest side, there's still some gray to be found (if not, I make it so in PS 
What has worked for me is to start with (after the initial outline) shading the whole of the face/subject with something like HB. Just so there is a base of not-white. From thereon, the shading gets either darker, very much darker or lighter. The lightest part are then saved for highlights. This helps me to keep an eye on what is reΓ‘lly supposed to be white, and what needs to be darker, even if just slightly.
All in all I can see some real progress and I hope this tl;dr thing is a tiny bit helpful!?
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(Hehe Hoi
Yes i used only mechanicals and some tissues to smear a bit. I should probably try normal pencils someday too but need to buy those first. Got only HB and no sharpener
Thanks for this extended comment, very helpful already. I have checked the original source for the image [link] and it was in color. I had made it BW but seems i messed up the values a bit. So i think u are right about the shading on her left side.
Maybe someday when im in the mood i'll revise it but for now im done with it.
Thanks again for this insightful critique
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Now that I've seen the ref, I can say you really did a very good job on her likeness and expression!
Also: Wow, difficult picture! It's incredibly over-exposed on that left side... Very hard to make out any details! I think I would have passed on the picture, so kudos for taking it on in the first place!
Perhaps it would have made it a little easier if you had increased the contrast? I dunno. Just thinking out loud...
You're welcome, by the way!
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Ye it was quite difficult but that is a good thing when one is still learning
Tho next time i will correct the BW values in PS first i think.
Now on to the next drawing
Thanks again for all the comment and tips
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Thank u very much
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